When Howard walked into the living room, he saw his uncle Simon sitting on the sofa. He walked over to greet him. “Uncle, why are you the only one here? Where’s Grandpa and Aunt?”Simon’s gaze shifted from the financial report in his hands to Howard. His voice was as insipid as always. “They’ll be here soon.”“Is Grandpa in his room? I’ll go see him.” Howard turned around to walk away.“Wait,” Simon said out of the blue.“Is there anything, Uncle?”Simon put down the report in his hand, his tall and lean figure standing up. “Come with me.” He walked toward the courtyard outside the living room.Howard clenched his fists that were by his sides. Actually, Simon was not much older than him. However, he would always feel an unknown pressure when he was facing his uncle.He followed Simon after hesitating for a while.Under the tree outside the courtyard, the uncle and nephew stood facing each other.“Uncle, why do you want to talk to me away from everyone else?” Howard said while
Simon said without batting an eyelid, “Fiona, even if you want to protect Howard by admitting to your mistake, I still won’t take back my words just now.”“Didn’t you understand what I said? A person must bear the consequences of their own acts. I told you I was the one who did it. I’m not shielding him from punishment!”“Mom…” Howard wanted to stop her from talking, but Fiona yelled at him angrily, “Shut up!”Simon was still indifferent. However, the coldness in his black eyes was still the same. “Fiona, you’re not an employee of the corporation, so you were misappropriating the account of an employee of the corporation. I can report you to the police for this.”He was not scaring them. Fiona should not have done this even if they were relatives.Fiona finally felt slightly scared now. “You… I’m your sister-in-law and you want to call the cops on me?”“Fiona, you should’ve known before you took such measures that I never take sentiments into account whenever I’m taking care of p
When Fiona walked in, she had already gotten rid of her negative emotions from earlier. She was grinning while she led Rebecca inside.She greeted Douglas first and then said to Penelope, “Penelope, happy birthday!”Penelope’s gaze fell on Rebecca who was standing next to Fiona. There was a flash of displeasure on her solemn face. “Why did you bring her?”Just as Simon had said, Penelope did not like having outsiders at her birthday party.Of course, Fiona already knew this. She looked into Penelope’s eyes and grinned as she said, “Penelope, Rebecca heard that today is your birthday and insisted on coming to celebrate with you. See, she even made you a cake.” As she spoke, she hinted at Rebecca.Rebecca immediately placed the cake on the coffee table. She lowered her head, looking like a sweet-tempered daughter from a humble family. “Penelope, happy birthday! This is my first time baking a cake. I hope you’ll like it.”Douglas spoke, “You’re so kind, Rebecca. Since you’re here fo
Fiona was the first to attempt to break the awkward atmosphere. She smiled and addressed Sharon, “Oh, you’re back, Shar? Are you here to celebrate Penelope’s birthday too?”Sharon felt goosebumps all over her body when Fiona deliberately addressed her in that manner.Today was Penelope’s birthday? Why did Simon not tell her?“Look, this is the cake Rebecca made for Penelope. What present did you bring?” Fiona asked.Sharon saw the gigantic cake on the table. Did Rebecca make this? Did that mean she already knew that today was Penelope’s birthday?She was the only one who had no idea…At this moment, she suddenly felt as if she was an outsider.Sharon first looked at the gigantic cake on the table, then at the people celebrating Penelope’s birthday joyously as a family, and then at Rebecca standing next to Simon with a shy look on her face. She felt her heart sinking slowly. Her throat started to feel bitter and dry for no apparent reason.She did not know why this made her feel
Simon did not reply and strode out.In the courtyard, Simon followed the mother and son from behind. He let the little guy get into the car first as he needed to talk to Sharon.The two of them stood face to face next to the car. For some reason, when Sharon saw him, she felt some sort of pressure on her chest.When Simon noted her unusual reaction, he could not stop himself from asking, “Who made you unhappy?”“I’m not unhappy.” She shifted her gaze. She did not realize that she had displayed her emotions on her face.Simon took out his hand that was originally in his pants and lifted her chin. “Is it because I didn’t ask you to celebrate for Penelope?”Sharon was slightly dazzled. Did this guy know how to read minds? It was such an unpleasant feeling to be seen through!She pushed his hand away and said stubbornly, “No.”Looking at her awkward face, the man could not help but curl his lips. “If I had told you earlier, would you have come to celebrate with her?”Sharon presse
Sharon did not expect that he would fire that person so quickly. She originally planned to ask for the person's name, but it would be meaningless for her to pursue the matter if she was already fired.Besides, she had quit her job, so she would not be able to hear the things people would say about her anyway.“You’re not angry?” The man looked at her, feeling a little amused.“I was never angry.” Sharon looked away, clearly not being honest.Simon stared at her fair side profile for a while, his eyes darkening unconsciously, and then he raised his hand to brush the hair around her ears to the back. He said in a low voice, “You should take your son to the apartment first, I will head over after celebrating Penelope’s birthday.”Sharon pushed his hand away. “It's okay, you can celebrate with Penelope here. You should stay the night here and don't disturb my parent-child time with my son.” She opened the door and got into the car.Seeing her slightly arrogant look, he raised his eye
In previous years, no one made any cakes for Penelope during her birthday. Now that it was brought to Simon, he only took a bite out of courtesy.“Don't force yourself if you don't like it.” Penelope had never liked this kind of food. She would not even take a bite.Rebecca was embarrassed now. Penelope from the Zachary household was far too difficult to please.The cake was eventually given to the servants of the house.Rebecca clenched her fists. She felt humiliated even though she did not make the cake.After eating the cake, everyone was going to leave the dining room. The moment Simon stood up, he was shaking. It was as if he was going to fall.“What's the matter?” Penelope who was next to him noticed what was going on.“Ah! Simon, why do you have so many rashes on your face?” Fiona suddenly cried.Following Fiona's exclamation, Penelope also saw the red rashes on Simon's face and neck. Her eyes sank coldly and she immediately understood something.She turned on Rebecca a
Xavier quickly rushed to Zachary household. As soon as he arrived, he went into the room to check on Simon's situation. The others stood at the end of the bed and watched.Howard was supporting Douglas. The two of them were very worried about Simon.After Xavier saw this and was told what Simon ate that caused the allergies, he diagnosed the situation instantly.“Dr. Fuller, how is he?” Penelope asked.“It is an acute allergic reaction. He is temporarily in a coma. Fortunately, you gave him medicine just now, so he will wake up after sleeping for a while. I will prescribe some medicine for him. Let him take it after he wakes up. Also, you have to apply the ointment to the places with rashes. Don’t let him wear clothes or cover his body with a quilt for the time being. Only cover him up after the rashes on his body have subsided.”“Okay, we understand.” Penelope asked the butler to take Xavier outside to prescribe the medicine.“Dad, you should go back to rest in your room. We’ll